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Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... conscious of their role as stewards of the planet, and in Australia, we saw a significant change of perception around climate change after the bushfires in 2019. People who had not previously thought of climate change became more aware, more concerned ...

Cbus expands investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... expanding equities manager research program. Weickart will also continue to be the portfolio manager of Cbus' climate change portfolio, the fund added. As a result of Weickart's promotion, Myooran Mahalingam has been appointed senior portfolio ...

Crescent Wealth invests in water rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... value per megalitre of water," he said. "We are also seeing some pretty clear long-term trends playing out around climate change with lower rainfall patterns and higher temperatures which are relatively supportive of water values going forward." The ...

UniSuper appoints ESG manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... Superannuation Investors. There she specialised in climate risk and provided research to funds on how companies approach climate change, decarbonisation and transition plans Most recently she was manager, ESG engagement. She spent more than six years ...

HESTA adds Woodside, Santos to climate watchlist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... across its portfolio by 2030. Blakey said: "The science is telling us this is a critical decade and that mitigating climate change related risks requires an accelerated transition and a more rapid reduction in emissions." "HESTA is committed to using ...

Moody's RMS appoints regional managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... "integrated risk assessment strategy that will help clients and communities decode risk and unlock opportunity." "Climate change and natural catastrophes, such as flood, fire, earthquake, and typhoon, continue to wreak havoc on the Asia Pacific region. ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... such as renewable energy - another thing QIC is looking at in terms of the energy transition and resilience to climate change. QIC is investing in renewables and energy transition investments across its infrastructure debt and equity portfolios, seeing ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... how institutions are aligning their practices with the expectations outlined in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks. Released last November, CPG 229 provides APRA-regulated entities with guidance on managing the financial ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... creation, FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said: "The Australian funds management industry takes the challenge of climate change seriously, along with its role in allocating capital to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy." "The Glasgow ...

Mercer wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... three additional funds overseen by the board of the Tuvalu Trust Fund. These are the Consolidated Investment Fund, Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund, and the Felakaupule Trust Fund. The aim of the mandates is to strengthen the fund's long-term ...